diapedesis

[ dahy-uh-pi-dee-sis ]

noun

, Physiology.

1. the passage of blood cells, especially leukocytes, through the unruptured walls of the capillaries into the tissues.

diapedesis

/ ˌdaɪəpəˈdiːsɪs; ˌdaɪəpəˈdɛtɪk /

noun

1. the passage of blood cells through the unruptured wall of a blood vessel into the surrounding tissues

Derived Forms

• diapedetic, adjective

Other Words From

• di·a·pe·det·ic [dahy-, uh, -pi-, det, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diapedesis¹

1615–25; < New Latin < Greek diapḗdēsis a leaping through, equivalent to diapēdē- (verbid stem of diapēdân to leap through) + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of diapedesis¹

C17: New Latin, from Greek: a leaping through, from diapēdan to spring through, from dia- + pēdan to leap

Example Sentences

To the number of these there is possibly an addition by the immigration from below (diapedesis) of leucocytes.

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It is supposed that in many such cases the hemorrhage is due to diapedesis, and not to rupture of a blood-vessel (rhexis).

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Henry ab Heer records the case of a man who not only laboured under diapedesis, but small worms accompanied the bloody secretion.

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For five successive Fridays the same phenomenon appeared, when a confirmed diapedesis appeared.

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The theory of blood pressure may apply to diapedesis accompanying the inflammatory process.

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